I made this little yellow blankie with some yellow and multi-color boucle yarn that I bought a while back on clearance. It's so thick and so bright that I was a stumped for a while as to what to do with it (that I hadn't done with similar yarn before- I do not like repeat projects). Eventually I chose this shell pattern, with enough "holes" that it lets some air through, and doesn't get so thick and stiff that it doesn't drape and fold. Finished it off with a single crochet border in a solid dark, complementary purple. At one point I considered making stripes through the project with the purple, but ultimately scrapped the idea because the thicknesses were too different; but, it does make a good border to close off the edges. Because the pattern allows some open space, I got more use out of the yarn that I was able to buy (about 5 skeins) than if I had gone with a solid pattern, which worked out nicely. It's a pretty good sized baby blanket.
